Improvement in vehicle-wheels



L. G. PEEL.

Vehicle Wheels.

No. 143,378, i PatentedSeptember30,l873.

Witness Inventor.

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PATENT QFFIGE.

LAWSON G. PEEL, OF HAZLEHURST, MISSISSIPPI.

IMPROVEMENT m VEHICLE-WHEELS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1 43,378, datedSeptember 30, 1873; application filed February 19, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAWSON G. PEEL, of Hazlehurst, in the county ofCopiah and in the State of Mississippi, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Hubs for Vehicles; and do hereby declare that thefollowing is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a hub for vehicle -wheels, as will be hereinafter more fully setforth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, whichrepresents a longitudinal section of my hub.

The box, which, with the flanges, forms the hub, consists of two tubularpieces, A and B, of metal. The piece A, that fits on the axle next tothe body of the buggy or wagon, is provided with a stationary flange, G,which runs up the spokes D D a sufficient distance to give the requiredstrength to the wheel.

. The other flange, E, matching the fiangeG, is

in a separate piece, of the exact size of said flange G, and fits uptightly on the other side of the spokes. The front or outer part B ofthe hub passes through the flange E, and screws into the butt-piece asufficient distance to give the required strength. On this part B isformed a shoulder or offset, a, to bear against the outer side of theflange E, and force the 7 same tightly against the spokes, and thussecure the spokes firmly between the flanges C and E.

I am aware that a hub composed of two metallic flanges or disks, onehaving spoke-receiv: ing orifices, and the two connected together bymale and female screws, clamping the spokes between the flanges, is notnew; hence I do not broadly claim such to be my invention. In myinvention the outer. part A has a stationary flange at its inner end,and screw-threads on its interior at this end. The inner part B has astationary shoulder, a, on its outer part, and beyond this shoulder theextremity of this piece B extends under the ends of the spokes,-

and is provided with exterior screw-threads, which take into the innerscrew-threads on the part A. A movable flange rests between the shouldera and the spokes. By this construction of parts the spokes are firmlyheld in place, and the parts A B can be easily separated and the spokesremoved therefrom whenever desired. Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The combination of the tubular piece A with stationary flange O, thetubular piece B with shoulder a and the movable flange E, and the partsA and B, provided with male and female screw-threads, all substantiallyas and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this28th day of January, 1873.

LAWSON G. PEEL. Witnesses:

O. L. Evnnr, G. F. WOLFE.

